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Hello, Dolly!
by Jerry Herman Book by Michael Stewart 18th-21st March 2020
Empire Theatre, Eden Court |
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Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder.
Our production of Hello, Dolly! Was regrettably fated not to be, and never made it to an audience. Having built the set on 16th March, and run our technical and dress rehearsals, the theatre was officially closed by the directors of Eden Court Theatre on 17th March 2020 - the evening before opening night. The curtain closed on the Empire that very night due to the worsening Covid-19 crisis and Eden Court has not hosted a theatre production since.
Heartbroken to have missed our chance to perform, we at IMT are looking forward to the next time we can tread the boards again!
Our production of Hello, Dolly! Was regrettably fated not to be, and never made it to an audience. Having built the set on 16th March, and run our technical and dress rehearsals, the theatre was officially closed by the directors of Eden Court Theatre on 17th March 2020 - the evening before opening night. The curtain closed on the Empire that very night due to the worsening Covid-19 crisis and Eden Court has not hosted a theatre production since.
Heartbroken to have missed our chance to perform, we at IMT are looking forward to the next time we can tread the boards again!
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Production Team
Director/Choreographer: Sharon Horth Musical Director: Alan Mackintosh Stage Manager: George Reynolds |
Cast
Dolly Levi: Claire Fisher Horace Vandergelder: Trevor Nicol Irene Molloy: Alison Ozog Minnie Fay: Isla Stewart Cornelius Hackl: Pete Bullock McKie Barnaby Tucker: Matthias Kremer Ernestina: Sasha Devine Ambrose Kemper: Tyler Taylor Rudolph Reisenweber: Alan Graham |
Musical Numbers
Act I
Overture – Orchestra
Call On Dolly – Ensemble
I Put My Hand In — Dolly
It Takes a Woman — Horace, Men
It Takes a Woman (Reprise) – Horace
Put On Your Sunday Clothes — Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, Ambrose, Ermengarde, and Ensemble
Ribbons Down My Back — Irene
Ribbons Down My Back (Reprise) – Irene
Motherhood — Dolly, Irene, Minnie Fay, and Horace
Dancing — Dolly, Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, Minnie Fay, and Ensemble
Before the Parade Passes By — Dolly and the Company
Act II
Entr'acte – Orchestra
Elegance – Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, Minnie Fay
The Waiters' Gallop – Rudolph and the Waiters
Hello, Dolly! – Dolly, Rudolph, Waiters, Cooks
The Waiters' Gallop (Reprise) – Rudolph and Waiters
The Polka Contest – Ambrose, Ermengarde, Irene, Cornelius, Minnie Fay, Barnaby, and the Contestants***
It Only Takes a Moment – Cornelius, Irene, Ensemble
Hello, Dolly! (Reprise) – Dolly and Vandergelder
Finale Act II: Hello, Dolly! / Dancing / It Only Takes a Moment / Put On Your Sunday Clothes / Hello, Dolly! — The Company
Act I
Overture – Orchestra
Call On Dolly – Ensemble
I Put My Hand In — Dolly
It Takes a Woman — Horace, Men
It Takes a Woman (Reprise) – Horace
Put On Your Sunday Clothes — Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, Ambrose, Ermengarde, and Ensemble
Ribbons Down My Back — Irene
Ribbons Down My Back (Reprise) – Irene
Motherhood — Dolly, Irene, Minnie Fay, and Horace
Dancing — Dolly, Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, Minnie Fay, and Ensemble
Before the Parade Passes By — Dolly and the Company
Act II
Entr'acte – Orchestra
Elegance – Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, Minnie Fay
The Waiters' Gallop – Rudolph and the Waiters
Hello, Dolly! – Dolly, Rudolph, Waiters, Cooks
The Waiters' Gallop (Reprise) – Rudolph and Waiters
The Polka Contest – Ambrose, Ermengarde, Irene, Cornelius, Minnie Fay, Barnaby, and the Contestants***
It Only Takes a Moment – Cornelius, Irene, Ensemble
Hello, Dolly! (Reprise) – Dolly and Vandergelder
Finale Act II: Hello, Dolly! / Dancing / It Only Takes a Moment / Put On Your Sunday Clothes / Hello, Dolly! — The Company
Photos by Gerry Sutton and Matthias Kremer Photography
